St.+Patricks+Day



__**Lesson Plan **__


 * Content Standard: **

1.13 Understand the characteristics of and interactions among culture, social systems and institutions.
 *  Examine different ethnic/cultural groups’ contributions to the settlement and growth of the United States.


 * Student Learning Objective: **


 * Students will be able to point out Ireland on a map.
 * Students will know where St. Patrick’s Day came from.
 * Students will write a fictional story, after learning about the background of St. Patrick’s Day, about how to catch a leprechaun.
 * Assessment: **

Students will be able to provide at least one thing that they have learned about Ireland and the background of St. Patrick's Day. To assure that each student answers at least once the teacher will have the students go around in a circle giving their answer.


 * Materials: **


 * Map of the world or a globe.
 * Informational worksheet on St. Patrick’s Day.
 * Pencils
 * Notebook paper

First the teacher will have all of the students put their desks in a circle. This way the classroom feels more like a community and a better learning environment. Then the teacher will open up by asking if anyone knows where Ireland is on a map. If so, the teacher will then have the students help me point it out on the map or globe. Then the teacher will ask students what they know about Ireland to get a feel for their background on the subject. Then the teacher will ask if anyone knows where St. Patrick’s Day came from.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Initiation: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lesson Development: **


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The teacher will begin by writing St. Patrick’s Day on the board.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The teacher will have the students each say where and how they think St. Patrick’s Day came about.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The teacher will then pass out the summary worksheet of where St. Patrick’s Day came from.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The teacher will have the students do a popcorn read of the worksheet. This way the teacher knows the students are listening and comprehending the material.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Then the teacher will go more in depth about the about the summary article and go over any confusing words to make sure students understand what they are reading. Examples would be “holy trinity” and “mischievous”.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The teacher will then have a small discussion about St. Patrick’s Day and ask questions about the summary worksheet to the class.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">After, the teacher will have the students go around and list one thing that they have learned or thought that was very interesting to them about St. Patrick’s Day.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">To close the lesson the teacher will have students write a fictional story that is 1 page long about how to catch a leprechaun. The students will be able to use their background knowledge of Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day and incorporate that into their stories. The teacher will have the students use the one fact that they shared with the class that they learned and use it somewhere in their story.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Closure: **